If you have been wondering when you can order the fire throwing robot from Ohio-based Throwflame published for the first time Last summer, that day finally came. The Thermonator, what Throwflame calls “the first flamethrower-wielding robot dog” is now available to make a purchase. Price? $9,420.
Thermonator is a four-legged robot ARC flamethrower mounted at the rear, powered by gasoline or napalm bomb. It has a 1-hour battery, a 30-foot fire range, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity for remote control via smartphone.
It also includes a lid sensors for mapping and obstacle avoidance, laser vision, and first-person navigation via integrated camera. The product appears to integrate a version of Unitree Go2 The robot has quadrupled its retail price alone at $1,600 in base configuration.
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The company lists the new robot's possible applications as “wildfire control and prevention,” “agricultural management,” “ecological conservation,” “snow and ice removal,” and “entertainment and SFX “. But most of all, it burns things up in a variety of real-life situations.
Back in 2018, Elon Musk reported for providing the Boring Company's official flamethrower which reportedly sold 10,000 units in 48 hours. It caused some controversy because flamethrowers can also be used as weapons or capable of starting forest fires.
Flamethrowers are not specifically regulated in 48 US states, although general products liability and criminal law may still apply to their use and sale. they are are not considered guns by federal agencies. Specific limitations exist within state of Marylandwhere flamethrowers require a Federal Firearms License to possess and Californiawhere the range of the flamethrower shall not exceed 10 feet.
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To be clear though, flamethrowers can easily burn both objects and people, causing fires and destruction if not used safely. Accordingly, the Thermonator may be a Christmas gift that you should ignore for little Johnny this year.
This story originally appeared on Ars Technica.
